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Case study · MSHA Record #219902430001
Welder (Shop) fatality
August 26, 1990 at 11:50 AM
HARDING STREET QUARRY-SURFACE
· American Aggregates Corp
· Marion County, IN
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPLICE THE F-2 CONVEYOR BELT TOGETHER. HE CLIMBED UP ON THE BELT TO SECURE IT TO THE CONVEYOR FRAME. THE BOLTS HOLDING THE CLAMP TOGETHER PULLED THROUGH THE BELT LET TING THE BELT ROLL BACK DOWN THE FRAME. HE WAS ON THE BELT AS IT ROLLED DOWN THE FRAME FOR APPROX. 250' AND THEN FELL APPROX. 30' TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PRIMARY HOLE.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 13 years
- Experience at this mine
- 6 years
- Experience in this job
- 13 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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